美語情景對話 第1260期:What is your favorite cuisine? 最愛的美食

Tom: Hi, this is Tom.

湯姆：嗨，我是湯姆。

Jess: And my name is Jess. I'm from the UK.

傑茜：我是傑茜，來自英國。

Tom: Now, the UK is not famous for food but you've travelled a lot. What's your favorite cuisine?

湯姆：英國並不以美食聞名，不過你經常旅行。那你最愛的美食是什麼？

Jess: Ooh, I think my favorite cuisine would be Spanish tapas. I absolutely love it because I'm not the kind of girl who like to eat a big meal. I like to pick at lots of different little things, so for me tapas is perfect - a little bit of everything. I know you've travelled a lot Tom. How about you? What's your favorite cuisine?

傑茜：哦，我想我最愛的美食是西班牙餐前小吃。我極其喜歡這種美食，因爲我不是那種喜歡吃大餐的女孩。我喜歡各種不同的小吃都吃點兒，所以對我來說，西班牙餐前小吃非常完美，每樣都可以嘗一點兒。湯姆，我知道你也經常旅行。那你呢？你最喜歡的美食是什麼？

Tom: I like tapas for the strong flavors, but spicy food really gets me: food in Thailand and in India, that strong ... and also sour flavors of lime and lemon grass. Give me a spicy soup and that hot food and I'm in heaven.

湯姆：我喜歡西班牙餐前小吃那種濃郁的味道，不過我最愛的是辛辣食物：比如泰國和印度的食物，味道很辣，還有酸橙和檸檬草等酸味食物。辣湯這種辣味食物會讓我感覺置身於天堂。

Jess: Sounds delicious. I'm getting hungry now.

傑茜：聽起來很美味。我現在餓了。

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重點講解：
1. be famous for 著名的；有名的；
例句：New Orleans is famous for its cuisine.
新奧爾良以其美食而著稱。
2. like to do sth. 願意，希望；
例句：Some people sleep better in a clean and neat environment, so they like to straighten and clean their room just before going to bed.
一些人在乾淨整潔的環境中睡眠會更好，因此他們喜歡在睡覺前整理清潔自己的房間。
3. pick at 少量地吃；吃一點點；
例句：Sarah picked at a plate of cheese for supper, but she wasn't really hungry.
薩拉晚餐時只吃一盤奶酪，但她並沒有真覺得餓。